PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seb Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladivar Zubrowka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Seb Cole has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Cole
vs
Zubrowka

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Seb Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladivar Zubrowka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zubrowka swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
Zubrowka throws a nice looking combination but Cole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zubrowka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cole tries to clinch up but Zubrowka circles away and keeps his distance.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zubrowka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zubrowka doesn't manage to clinch there - Cole circles away.
Cole wants to clinch but Zubrowka slips to the side
and Zubrowka counters with a body kick.
Cole darts in trying to clinch

and Zubrowka counters by clinching up.
Cole missing with knees to the body.
Zubrowka misses with a knee to the head.
Zubrowka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cole has him pressed against the cage.

Zubrowka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cole tries to clinch up

and Zubrowka counters by moving into the clinch.
Zubrowka is trying to break free.
Zubrowka is trying to force a seperation but Cole has the dominant position.
Nice elbow from Cole.
Cole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cole keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zubrowka's efforts to push away.
Zubrowka missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but Zubrowka blocks with his arms.
Zubrowka missing with knees to the body.
Cole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zubrowka misses with a knee strike.
Cole throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zubrowka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zubrowka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zubrowka misses with an elbow over the top.
Zubrowka avoids the elbow strike from Cole, against the cage.
Cole on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zubrowka throws an elbow but misses.
Cole lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zubrowka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cole lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cole.
Cole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zubrowka is defending well for now.
Zubrowka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cole has him pressed against the cage.
Zubrowka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zubrowka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zubrowka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cole dodges an elbow strike from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka blocks the elbow strike.
Cole managing to block the knees to the body from Zubrowka.
Cole landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zubrowka looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands a nice knee to the body.
Cole looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cole lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cole lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cole tries to land knees in the clinch but Zubrowka avoids the damage to the body.
Cole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cole scores a nice knee to the body.
Cole is pushing Zubrowka up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cole misses with a knee strike.
Zubrowka avoiding damage as Cole throws knees to the body.
Cole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka tries to land a knee to the head but Cole blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zubrowka avoiding damage as Cole throws knees to the body.
Cole lands an elbow that stopped Zubrowka in his tracks for a moment.
Cole throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cole missing with knees to the body.
Zubrowka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zubrowka avoids the elbow strike from Cole, against the cage.
Cole tries to land knees in the clinch but Zubrowka avoids the damage to the body.
Zubrowka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zubrowka tries to land knees in the clinch but Cole avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seb Cole dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cole moves into the clinch.
Cole lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zubrowka avoiding damage as Cole throws knees to the body.
Cole looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zubrowka tries to bum rush Cole with a series of wild strikes but Cole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cole tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zubrowka counters with a low kick, right behind Cole 's knee.
Zubrowka looks to clinch

and Cole counters by clinching up.
Zubrowka can't break the clinch.
Cole with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zubrowka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cole's brow.
Zubrowka wants to get back to striking at distance but Cole won't allow it.
Cole throws an elbow but it misses.
Cole tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zubrowka avoids it.
Zubrowka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cole pushes off an throws an elbow but Zubrowka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cole trying to land knees to the body.
Zubrowka takes an elbow to the temple.
Cole throws an elbow that misses.
Zubrowka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zubrowka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zubrowka is breathing heavily.
Zubrowka throws an elbow that misses.
Zubrowka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zubrowka is trying to break the clinch but Cole is controlling him.
Zubrowka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Cole.
Cole avoids a wild elbow strike from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zubrowka avoiding damage as Cole throws knees to the body.
Cole avoiding damage as Zubrowka throws knees to the body.
Cole blocks an elbow strike.
Zubrowka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zubrowka is defending well for now.
Cole with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zubrowka is looking to break free of the clinch but Cole has double underhooks.
Cole with a knee to the head.
Cole comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zubrowka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cole is defending well for now.
Cole tries to land knees in the clinch but Zubrowka avoids the damage to the body.
Zubrowka wants to get back to striking at distance but Cole won't allow it.
Zubrowka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cole blocks it with crossed arms.
Zubrowka tries to circle away but Cole has him pinned against the cage.
Zubrowka avoiding damage as Cole throws knees to the body.
Cole tries to land knees in the clinch but Zubrowka avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zubrowka tries to circle away but Cole has him pinned against the cage.
Zubrowka tries a knee to the head but Cole blocks it.
Cole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zubrowka is defending well for now.
Cole lands a knee to the head.
Cole lands a nice elbow.
Zubrowka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cole throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cole utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cole throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Zubrowka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cole utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zubrowka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cole gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cole misses with a knee strike.
Zubrowka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zubrowka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zubrowka is trying to force a seperation but Cole has the dominant position.
Zubrowka misses with a knee to the head.
Zubrowka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cole with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seb Cole dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Zubrowka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cole tries to clinch up

and Zubrowka counters by clinching up.
Zubrowka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cole with a knee to the head.
Vladivar Zubrowka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zubrowka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zubrowka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cole.
Cole is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cole connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zubrowka's face.

Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cole looks to clinch

and Zubrowka counters with a single leg into guard. Cole didn't expect that.
Cole is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zubrowka lands a couple of elbows.
Zubrowka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zubrowka stops Cole from standing up.
Zubrowka controls from within his opponent's guard.

Zubrowka decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cole, up you get!
Cole darts in trying to clinch
and Zubrowka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cole is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zubrowka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cole tries to clinch but Zubrowka is having none of it.
Seb Cole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Zubrowka drives through and clinches with Cole against the cage.
Cole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zubrowka.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cole takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands an elbow inside that Zubrowka shrugs off.
Zubrowka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cole dodges an elbow strike from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zubrowka misses with a knee to the head.
Zubrowka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Cole.
Zubrowka takes an elbow to the temple.
Zubrowka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zubrowka avoiding damage as Cole throws knees to the body.
Zubrowka misses with an elbow over the top.
Zubrowka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cole has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cole lands an elbow inside that Zubrowka shrugs off.
Cole misses with a knee strike.
Cole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zubrowka is defending well for now.
Zubrowka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cole.
Cole connects with a knee to the head.
Cole using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladivar Zubrowka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cole has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seb Cole!